Court summons over unpaid council tax

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Dear Sir/Madam,

I would like to request the following information in accordance with FOI laws:

1) How many court summons and liability orders have been issued by your council for unpaid council tax in the year
a) 2016
b) 2017
c) 2018
d) 2019 (so far)?
If your council is covering several councils/districts, please answer for all of them.

2) How many of these were successful in
a) 2016
b) 2017
c) 2018
d) 2019?

3) How many summons and liability orders were issued for late council tax payments of
a) under £50
aa) in 2016
bb) in 2017
cc) in 2018
dd) in 2019

b) under £30
aa) in 2016
bb) in 2017
cc) in 2018
dd) in 2019?

c) under £10
aa) in 2016
bb) in 2017
cc) in 2018
dd) in 2019?

4) What was the overall cost in £ to your council for all unsuccessful summons and liability orders made in
a) 2016
b) 2017
c) 2018
d) 2019 (so far)?
Note, do not include working hours/resources etc in these costs, by costs I refer solely to fees directly arising from the use of the public courts system.
If your council is covering several councils/districts, please answer for all of them.

I look forward to hearing your response!

Yours faithfully,

Jedidajah Otte

External Email for Freedom Of Information, South Staffordshire District Council

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Lander, Chris, South Staffordshire District Council

Dear Laila

Freedom of Information Request Ref No: 2019/438

Thank you for your email of 18th July 2019 where you requested information about Council Tax.

The information you requested is enclosed below:
1) How many court summons and liability orders have been issued by your council for unpaid council tax in the year
a) 2016: 2146
b) 2017: 2318
c) 2018: 2406
d) 2019 (so far)?: 865

2) How many of these were successful in
a) 2016: 1676
b) 2017: 1832
c) 2018: 1751
d) 2019?: 655

3) For this question, every answer is 0. South Staffordshire Council currently only issues court summons for debts of £100 and over.

4) South Staffordshire does not record this but the cost is negligible considering the cost of each application is 50p

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Yours sincerely
Chris Lander

Revenues Team Manager
Revenues & Benefits
South Staffordshire Council

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-----Original Message-----
From: Laila Devro [mailto:[FOI #590723 email]]
Sent: 18 July 2019 15:36
To: External Email for Freedom Of Information
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Court summons over unpaid council tax

Dear Sir/Madam,

I would like to request the following information in accordance with FOI laws:

1) How many court summons and liability orders have been issued by your council for unpaid council tax in the year
a) 2016
b) 2017
c) 2018
d) 2019 (so far)?
If your council is covering several councils/districts, please answer for all of them.

2) How many of these were successful in
a) 2016
b) 2017
c) 2018
d) 2019?

3) How many summons and liability orders were issued for late council tax payments of
a) under £50
aa) in 2016
bb) in 2017
cc) in 2018
dd) in 2019

b) under £30
aa) in 2016
bb) in 2017
cc) in 2018
dd) in 2019?

c) under £10
aa) in 2016
bb) in 2017
cc) in 2018
dd) in 2019?

4) What was the overall cost in £ to your council for all unsuccessful summons and liability orders made in
a) 2016
b) 2017
c) 2018
d) 2019 (so far)?
Note, do not include working hours/resources etc in these costs, by costs I refer solely to fees directly arising from the use of the public courts system.
If your council is covering several councils/districts, please answer for all of them.

I look forward to hearing your response!

Yours faithfully,

Jedidajah Otte

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